Sega to join Japan Expo in Paris
Posted by George. Filed under Europe, George, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Retro. Tagged with Bayonetta, Japan Expo, Let's Tap, Museum Sega, Paris, Phantasy Star Ø, Virtua Tennis 2009.
Sega has confirmed that they will be at the upcoming Japan Expo, in Paris. They will be showing exclusive games, like the first playable western build of Phantasy Star Ø.
Sega is also bringing playable versions of Bayonetta, Let’s Tap and Virtua Tennis 2009. They will be announcing a DS game in Europe, a few days before the show and that game will be playable at Japan Expo for the first time. The unannounced game will be a localized version of a Japanese DS game, according to the source. Maybe 7th Dragon or Shining Force Feather? I wish!
If that wasn’t enough, Sega will have their own Museum stand at the expo. Called ‘MUSEUM SEGA,’ it will have the entire history of Sega, all 80 years.
They expect more than 150,000 visitors this year, hopefully a few of those visitors are Sega Nerds. Japan Expo will run from July 2 to 5 at the Exhibition Center Paris Nord Villepinte. Sega stand will be at Hall 4, under ‘Video Games.’
[Source: Japan-Expo and Playerone]
[Thanks: Pao]
1Up awards Bayonetta ‘Best Action Game’ of E3
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Microsoft Xbox 360, Multi-platform, News, North America. Tagged with Awards, Bayonetta, Best Action Game, E3 2009, Platinum Games.
The guys at 1Up.com have voted Bayonetta as the ‘Best Action Game’ of this year’s E3. While the 1Up awards may not be proper gaming accolades, it is always great to see a Sega receive some love like this.
The most impressive thing about Bayonetta getting this reward is when you take a look at the other finalists that it was up against. Bayonetta managed to impress the 1Up guys more than these heavy hitters; Splinter Cell Conviction, Assassin’s Creed 2, Uncharted II and God of War III.
Here’s what they had to say on the matter:
You might be surprised to see us pick Bayonetta as the best action title at E3 — especially with God of War 3 playable for the first time — but trust us, once you get your hands on the controller you’ll recognize why director Hideki Kamiya (of Devil May Cry fame) is the master of action games; it’s incredible. Also, there’s nothing quite like a sexy woman kicking some ass; and Bayonetta delivers on this in spades. The flashy move set is both beautiful to watch and a joy to execute, and the controls are easy to pick up — the sheer amount of combo options makes it so there is never a dull moment.
Sounds like the game is going to be quite the treat for action fans. What do you guys think?
[Source: 1Up]
Surprise! Itagaki shares his opinions about Bayonetta
Posted by George. Filed under George, Interviews, News. Tagged with Bayonetta, Drama, E3 2009, Hideki Kamiya vs Tomonobu Itagaki, Tokyo Vikings.
You’d think that Itagaki would just drop his feud with Kamiya, since they both have already left their old companies they worked for and are starting fresh. I guess that means we don’t know Itagaki, man does not roll that way.
When asked what he thought about Bayonetta, Itagaki had little good to say about the title…
“If I made a similar game as a game I made in the company I quit, people would say, “What an idiot, can’t he make anything else?” Well, that is more or less the opinion I have for, uh, that Bayo-something game.”
Well at least it wasn’t personal right? He goes on…
“Covered in hair, is she? I dunno, Mr. Kamiya must have a lot going through his head. Well, in any case, I would first recommend laser eye surgery. I’m sure he’s not that strapped for cash, right? “
Why is Itagaki making fun of Kamiya on issues about money? The guy directed Resident Evil 2 and Devil Mary Cry, both of which outsold any game Team Ninja has made and Kamiya’s team, Platinum Games, is actually backed up by a real publisher, while “Tokyo Vikings” is totally independent.
[Source: 1up]
That Bayonetta model in action at E3
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Interviews, Microsoft Xbox 360, Multi-platform, News, Sony PlayStation 3, Video. Tagged with Bayonetta, Cosplay, E3 2009, Hot, Model, Penny Drake, Platinum Games, Sexy.
~Couldn’t get the sodding video to stop auto-playing, so click on the above image to view the real Bayonetta in motion~
Still can’t get enough of the real life Bayonetta? Well neither can we - or various other sites it seems, including USA Today.
USA Today has managed to score… (tempted to end the sentence right there, but I won’t). USA Today has managed to score an interview with Penny Drake, the lovely model who has been portraying Bayonetta at this years E3 show.
Turns out that she’s not actually English, but can, apparently, put on an English accent. I say “apparently” because she sounds more Australian at the end of the video. But what the hell, she still looks fantastic and very sexy. Hmm I wonder if she’s available for birthday parties…
And if you want to see of the hopefuls who auditioned for this part, then check out this video here.
[Source: USA Today]
Bayonetta booth babe has an awesome outfit
Posted by George. Filed under George, Microsoft Xbox 360, North America, Sony PlayStation 3. Tagged with Bayonetta, Booth babes, E3 2009.
Check it out, its like stright out of the video game. It seems whoever made the outfit paid attention to all the details and came out great.
I have to say, Bayonetta is probably the biggest Sega game at E3 this year, regarding the press and I personally can’t wait to play through the full game when it comes out this fall.
[Source: Sega's Flickr]
G4TV gets hands-on with Bayonetta
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Interviews, Microsoft Xbox 360, Multi-platform, News, Sony PlayStation 3, Video. Tagged with Bayonetta, E3 2009, G4TV, Gameplay, Hands on, Platinum Games, Witch.
With all the E3 shennanigans happening, G4TV was able to get the “World Exclusive Premiere” hands-on look at Platinum Games’ Bayonetta.
In essence it is an interview with one of the Sega reps, while an attractive girl plays the game behind them (with plenty of close ups of the on-screen action). For the interview itself, I think we already know most of what is spoken about.
But the video does give us a decent look at how the game plays, showing one of the levels and one of the mini-boss fights. And it’s looking pretty damn sexy.
[Source: G4TV]
Bayonetta E3 trailer looks awesome
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Microsoft Xbox 360, Multi-platform, News, Sony PlayStation 3, Video. Tagged with Bayonetta, E3 2009, Gameplay, Platinum Games, Trailer.
Sega has just released the latest trailer for Platinum Games witchy title, Bayonetta, and all I can say is “Wow.” Quite frankly this is one of the best trailers for a game I have seen in ages.
The exciting video shows off a lot of gameplay and gives us more insight into the game’s story. Well check it out for yourselves!
[Source: Sega PR]
Aliens vs Predator joins Sega’s E3 line-up
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Microsoft Xbox 360, Multi-platform, News, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, North America, PC, Sony PlayStation 3. Tagged with Aliens vs Predator, Alpha Protocol, Announcement, Bayonetta, E3 2009, High Voltage Software, Los Angeles, Mario and Sonic, Obsidian, Planet 51, Platinum Games, Rebellion, The Conduit, Vancouver 2010, Winter Olympics.
A couple of weeks ago we reported that Sega had revealed several games that they were going to be showing off at this years E3 event in Los Angeles. The original announcement came after Sega America posted a list of games via their Twitter feed.
Well Sega America has now doubly confirmed their original list, while also adding that one more title, Aliens vs Predator, will be previewed at the show.
The list of confirmed games are:
- Aliens vs Predator
- Alpha Protocol
- Bayonetta
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
- Planet 51
- The Conduit
- Vancouver 2010
However there could always be a few more surprise games that Sega might pull out of the bag. I wonder if Sega will decide to drop a bomb shell, now that E3 has reverted back to a ‘big’ event… but hopefully there’ll be nothing to do with Black Knights or Werehogs ;o)
For more information on the confirmed games, see after the break for the press release.
Sega confirms what games they will show at E3
Posted by George. Filed under George, News, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, North America. Tagged with Alpha Protocol, Bayonetta, E3 09, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Planet 51, sega, The Conduit, Vancouver 2010.
Sega used their Twitter account to confirm that the following games will be at this year’s E3.
- Alpha Protocol
- Bayonetta
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
- Planet 51
- The Conduit
- Vancouver 2010
This doesn’t mean that Sega isn’t going to show off some secret titles at the show, they still could, this is just the confirmed list for now. What ever happened to Sands of Destruction?
Sega’s spring press conference in full
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Japan, Microsoft Xbox 360, News, Sony PlayStation 3, Video. Tagged with Bayonetta, End of Eternity, Platinum Games, Press Conference, Puyo Puyo, Trailers, Tri-Ace.
Sega Japan held their Spring press conference a few weeks ago, at the UDX theatre in Akihabara, where they recorded the entire event and have now uploaded it to Youtube for the world to enjoy.
The press event featured three big upcoming Sega Japan-published titles, Puyo Puyo 7, Bayonetta and End of Eternity. As we were covering the news as it broke at the time, you will have seen most of the screens and videos shown at the event. But it is always quite interesting to see how a Sega press event is held and it might enlighten some you to watch this.
The only problem is that it’s all in Japanese (with the exception of the Bayonetta trailer), so if you can understand Japanese you will probably get more out of it than the rest of us - but at least we get to look at the pretty pictures still.
Also how come Sega Japan can upload a 27 minute video on Youtube? When I try to upload anything over 9 mins 59 secs, they tell me off!
[Source: Siliconera]
